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there is obviously a short term risk there will be realtation from hezbollah or syria. that is why you've seen the iron dome deployments to israel. in the long run this is met to keep the most dangerous weapons out of the hands of groups like hezbollah. jenna: what do you think is happening now on the ground, michael, that israel would make this move now rather than, let's say six months ago? >> well i think, jenna, you look what happened in gaza for example. there was, seems as though there was probably intelligence indicating that big rockets were being moved into gaza. i think israel tends to act based upon indications of specific an imminent threats, just like the united states does. so there was probably some information that something was being moved from one place to another and of course when something is being moved is when it is at its most vulnerable and when you have an opportunity to attack. jenna: like so so many stories in the middle east, this is not isolated incident. we're hearing from a diplomat, a report out of iran that iran is also trying to put th
there is obviously a short term risk there will be realtation from hezbollah or syria. that is why you've seen the iron dome deployments to israel. in the long run this is met to keep the most dangerous weapons out of the hands of groups like hezbollah. jenna: what do you think is happening now on the ground, michael, that israel would make this move now rather than, let's say six months ago? >> well i think, jenna, you look what happened in gaza for example. there was, seems as though...
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hezbollah is a very serious ally in terms of the syrian civil war fighting on side of president assad and, of course, financed to control by the iranians. as we look at this, it appears as both the iranians and syrians are looking at way to try and counterattack in the event of a u.s. strike. obviously, that could come in the form of an attack on israel, also it could come in the form of an attack on u.s. interests, and as this intelligence is looking now it is becoming increasingly dangerous inside lebanon that hezbollah could carry out an attack against a u.s. target, conceivably the u.s. embassy there. it shows you, though, just how fragile the system is here and how every day that goes by there's more of a delay in washington in terms of a decision and then a strike, it's one more day for syria, for the iranians, for hezbollah to be able to man themselves. back to you -- plan themselves. back to you. jon: the question that always comes up, you know, is who are these rebels? what cowe know about them? >> reporter: that's the big question in terms of who are the guys in an american
hezbollah is a very serious ally in terms of the syrian civil war fighting on side of president assad and, of course, financed to control by the iranians. as we look at this, it appears as both the iranians and syrians are looking at way to try and counterattack in the event of a u.s. strike. obviously, that could come in the form of an attack on israel, also it could come in the form of an attack on u.s. interests, and as this intelligence is looking now it is becoming increasingly dangerous...
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so this is a major turning point. >> you've done a lot of research on hezbollah. as well as what this group has done over the years. if they are fighting on the side of bashar al-assad, some will say let the terrorist groups fight each other. let's not get involved. what do you think about that? >> well, it is sort of like the iran-iraq war of the 1980s. something like alien versus predator. we should just sit back and enjoy the fight. at the end of the day, somebody has to win. that is what is deeply concerning to all of us here in the west as well as to the israelis. the jordanians allow them the concern that one of the other of these will come out ahead. >> what's a little bit bigger. he said that if bashar al-assad is able to maintain power, what does that mean for this entire year. with the new administration, if you well. the nuclear program. what is the 6000 view what does that mean for the region if that is the case? >> well, if bashar al-assad is able to maintain power in syria, it means that the iranian access has one and they are able to project strengt
so this is a major turning point. >> you've done a lot of research on hezbollah. as well as what this group has done over the years. if they are fighting on the side of bashar al-assad, some will say let the terrorist groups fight each other. let's not get involved. what do you think about that? >> well, it is sort of like the iran-iraq war of the 1980s. something like alien versus predator. we should just sit back and enjoy the fight. at the end of the day, somebody has to win....
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hezbollah is destroying lebanon and supporting the brutal massacre of the syrian people by president assad. fortunately the syrian nuclear capacity was destroyed but unfortunately thousands of chemical weapons remain. we can not allow those weapons to fall in the terrorists hands. itco lead to an epic tragedy. there's an attempt to bring spring to the arab world. it is an arab choice. it is an arab initiative. it may bring peace to the region, freedom to the people, economic progress to arab states. if realized it can lead to a better tomorrow. we pray it will become a reality. the vision between skeptics and those who believe in peace. your voice will encourage belief. you came -- you came to us with the clear message that no one should let skepticism win the day. a vision that says clearly that peace is not only a wish but a possibility. i fully support your call. there is no other way to make the future better. there is no better leader to make it possible. your visit is an historic step in that direction. we shall share the journey with you all the way. thank you. >> thank you so
hezbollah is destroying lebanon and supporting the brutal massacre of the syrian people by president assad. fortunately the syrian nuclear capacity was destroyed but unfortunately thousands of chemical weapons remain. we can not allow those weapons to fall in the terrorists hands. itco lead to an epic tragedy. there's an attempt to bring spring to the arab world. it is an arab choice. it is an arab initiative. it may bring peace to the region, freedom to the people, economic progress to arab...
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they were trying to hit surface-to-air missiles that if they were transferred to hezbollah, would give that lebanese group the real ability to go after israeli planes over the skies of lebanon, something the israelis have acted before to prevent. a number of strikes over the past few months here against these syrian locations to try and prevent those missile transfers. what really has the israelis irked here is that they never talk about these strikes as they have happened. however, now this is the third time the united states has been the one to confirm that the israelis were behind these kinds of explosions. the israelis have a policy of ambiguity, they say i that it makes it less likely for the syrians to retaliate, also they say they don't really have a side here in the syrian civil war, they're most interested in preventing either side from getting stronger. just to give you an idea how angry the israelis are about this leak from the united states, front page of the major daily newspaper here, israel to the united states: you are hurting us is the rough translation from the hebrew
they were trying to hit surface-to-air missiles that if they were transferred to hezbollah, would give that lebanese group the real ability to go after israeli planes over the skies of lebanon, something the israelis have acted before to prevent. a number of strikes over the past few months here against these syrian locations to try and prevent those missile transfers. what really has the israelis irked here is that they never talk about these strikes as they have happened. however, now this is...
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the european union adding the military wing of hezbollah to its list of terror organizations. the move marks a dramatic shift for the e.u. and comes after years of pressure from israel and the united states the e.u. freezing all hezbollah assets in the region. >>> a strong 6.6-magnitude earthquake rocking a remote region in northwest china sparking landslides and destroying or damaging thousands of homes. we're told at least 75 people have died. >>> pope francis arriving today in brazil, marking his first trip overseas as pontiff. more than a million catholics are flocking to rio de janeiro to catch a glimpse of the first south american pope. jon: house speaker john boehner is speaking out what he consist an important role for the people that work for you. over the weekend the ohio republican said congress's goal should not be to create more laws but to reduce the number of laws already on the books. listen. >> we should not be judged on how many new laws we create. we ought to be judged on how many laws we repeal. we've got more laws than the administration could ever enforce
the european union adding the military wing of hezbollah to its list of terror organizations. the move marks a dramatic shift for the e.u. and comes after years of pressure from israel and the united states the e.u. freezing all hezbollah assets in the region. >>> a strong 6.6-magnitude earthquake rocking a remote region in northwest china sparking landslides and destroying or damaging thousands of homes. we're told at least 75 people have died. >>> pope francis arriving today...
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somebody is when assad goes unless iraq, that is unless iran and hezbollah gets much more heavily involved and they're involved already. it is pretty certain assad is going to go. somebody will end up being the winner over there. somebody who has a lot of training as you're suggesting and who has a lot of experience and some other elements that aren't winners but have those same things we need to be sure whoever wins over there in syria is somebody we can work with, somebody we like, somebody for peace in the middle east, who hopefully willing to work alongside israel. then all of us can start working in concert to try to sort out these guys who are learning as you just suggest. a lot of tactics that we don't want to see employed against us or our allies or here in the united states or elsewhere around the world. jenna: there are some elements at play. colonel cowan, great to have you, thank you so much. >> thanks, jenna. jon: two major rivals facing off in the race for governor in virginia. the latest on the contest between two men with very different views. >>> and, no one wants to get s
somebody is when assad goes unless iraq, that is unless iran and hezbollah gets much more heavily involved and they're involved already. it is pretty certain assad is going to go. somebody will end up being the winner over there. somebody who has a lot of training as you're suggesting and who has a lot of experience and some other elements that aren't winners but have those same things we need to be sure whoever wins over there in syria is somebody we can work with, somebody we like, somebody...
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the simmering conflict between hezbollah and israel now at the forefront, and there's, of course, the growing violence between religious and ethnic groups inside syria. this among, also, reports the assad government is using increasingly brutal tactics including the reports of chemical weapons. stephen yates is a former deputy assistant to the vice president and currently the ceo of d.c. international advisory, and tom pierce, a correspondent for the christian science monitor. he just returned from syria last week. nice to have you both with us as we continue to explore this story where there are so many dynamics truly at play. tom, i'd like to begin with you because you were just in syria last week. what do you think our viewers need to know about what's actually happening on the decide? inside? >> i think the most important thing to understand is that it's getting worse and worse by the day. i first started going into syria in late august, and the violence was bad, but now it's escalated to a point where not only are we worried about violence, but we're seeing a sharp rise in the le
the simmering conflict between hezbollah and israel now at the forefront, and there's, of course, the growing violence between religious and ethnic groups inside syria. this among, also, reports the assad government is using increasingly brutal tactics including the reports of chemical weapons. stephen yates is a former deputy assistant to the vice president and currently the ceo of d.c. international advisory, and tom pierce, a correspondent for the christian science monitor. he just returned...
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hezbollah has moved from focusing just on lebanon to actual combat in syria and it shows that iran is able to devote resources despite the sanctions and everything else not just to its nuclear weapons program but to this battle because for iran keeping assad in power was a very high priority and i think they saw weakness on the part of the united states and europe and they exploited it. jenna: speaking of priority what is our priority in syria right now? looks like there is a battle whether or not president assad should stay or go or whether or not the islamic militants operating there are the true priority in the long run. what do you think? >> i think given the syrian opposition now more and more dominated by radicals, by terrorists like al qaeda affiliates there is no up side to them prevailing in the struggle. it's a pretty sad reflex on american -- reflection on american policy after two years saying we want assad to go we wean age to carry that out. if you want something done and talk about it and don't you can seed that is really worse than not saying anything at all. jenna: in
hezbollah has moved from focusing just on lebanon to actual combat in syria and it shows that iran is able to devote resources despite the sanctions and everything else not just to its nuclear weapons program but to this battle because for iran keeping assad in power was a very high priority and i think they saw weakness on the part of the united states and europe and they exploited it. jenna: speaking of priority what is our priority in syria right now? looks like there is a battle whether or...
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right now to kill people in syria and you know that they're using a portion of this to funnel it to hezbollah, to kill people in syria. i guess i don't understand why you already agree on the front end to them not having the gold standard, if you will, as it relates to enrichment? >> reporter: leading democrat, senator bob menendez of new jersey who sits on the banking committee that convened today and chairs the foreign relations committee agreed the deal grants the iran the right to enrich and said the obama's administration negotiating posture here leaves him, quote, nervous. to the point where menendez warned that the senate may seek through a resolution to bind the administration's hand in the setting of the final terms for iran's nuclear program. jon? jon: james rosen at the state department in washington. james, thank you. jenna: secretary of state john kerry arguing the nuclear deal should be separated from efforts to bring home americans missing or knowingly being held in iran. robert levinson, a former fbi investigator, traveling in the country as a private businessman, missing near
right now to kill people in syria and you know that they're using a portion of this to funnel it to hezbollah, to kill people in syria. i guess i don't understand why you already agree on the front end to them not having the gold standard, if you will, as it relates to enrichment? >> reporter: leading democrat, senator bob menendez of new jersey who sits on the banking committee that convened today and chairs the foreign relations committee agreed the deal grants the iran the right to...
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you might remember reports that israel carried out strikes to stop suspected shipments of weapons to hezbollah fighters. syria did not respond. syria is the rout between iran and lebanon to get the weapons through. syria warns they will retaliate. israel has occupied the golan heights since the 1967 war. that word occupy, we should be a little careful b that is part of their country now, since the 1967 war. the conflict between israel and syria over the region dates back decades. israel and syria fought two wars in 167 and 1973 over this territory that syria continues to claim today. two cd fire over the territory periodically since then. most recently back on may 21st when israeli and syrian army troops exchanged some fire along the ceasefire lines. we'll watch that in that particular area of israel. as president assad ranches up his rhetoric there are new concerns that assad's downfall is far from certain. officials in washington thought, and you heard this, it was only a matter of time that rebel forces would overthrow assad. that has changed in the last few weeks. a real game-changer on th
you might remember reports that israel carried out strikes to stop suspected shipments of weapons to hezbollah fighters. syria did not respond. syria is the rout between iran and lebanon to get the weapons through. syria warns they will retaliate. israel has occupied the golan heights since the 1967 war. that word occupy, we should be a little careful b that is part of their country now, since the 1967 war. the conflict between israel and syria over the region dates back decades. israel and...
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the men i worked with, a marine lieutenant colonel, rich higgins, was taken prisoner, kidnapped by hezbollah in lebanon. he ultimately was tortured and died, but it's the greatest tragedy you have because you bleed for those families. you want that person back, but you know if you make the trade, all you're doing is setting yourself up for more kidnappings. jenna: but if we don't negotiate with terrorists, then why are we sitting down for peace talks -- [laughter] >> jenna, you are so right. this is exactly what we're doing. why are we doing it? because we're on our way out. there's nothing to say -- jenna: then let's take the kid with us. >> we could fight our way out, that's the other question, are we sitting down with the taliban because we want to make sure we don't shoot our way out? jenna: what is the goal? we've talked about this for years, potentially talking to known terrorists. what is the goal now? >> i don't think there is a very good goal here. i'm not sure we get anything out of this negotiation at all. the taliban may get something out of it, they probably want us to leaf behi
the men i worked with, a marine lieutenant colonel, rich higgins, was taken prisoner, kidnapped by hezbollah in lebanon. he ultimately was tortured and died, but it's the greatest tragedy you have because you bleed for those families. you want that person back, but you know if you make the trade, all you're doing is setting yourself up for more kidnappings. jenna: but if we don't negotiate with terrorists, then why are we sitting down for peace talks -- [laughter] >> jenna, you are so...